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29th Mar 2024

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Merkel to meet Putin in Normandy

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will have a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday, before joining other leaders for the 70 anniversary of D-Day, the Kremlin said. Hollande is also meeting Putin for dinner. It is the first time EU leaders will see Putin since the Ukraine crisis began.

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Opinion

EU Modernisation Fund: an open door for fossil gas in Romania

Among the largest sources of financing for energy transition of central and eastern European countries, the €60bn Modernisation Fund remains far from the public eye. And perhaps that's one reason it is often used for financing fossil gas projects.

'Swiftly dial back' interest rates, ECB told

Italian central banker Piero Cipollone in his first monetary policy speech since joining the ECB's board in November, said that the bank should be ready to "swiftly dial back our restrictive monetary policy stance."

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